3-D Web Site Provider Activeworlds.com Enters Strategic Alliance With BetaSphere.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2001 Alliance to Enhance Spectrum of Services With New 3-D Technology, Beta-Test Offering for Improved Site Accessibility and Navigation Activeworlds.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AWLD), a leading Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the 3D technology supplier, today announced their entering into a strategic alliance with BetaSphere, the leading provider of Web-based customer feedback solutions for marketers and developers. Through this relationship, Activeworlds.com will enhance its services by incorporating beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the as part of its product offering. The affiliation will allow Activeworlds.com customers to submit newly developed 3-D Web sites to BetaSphere evaluators, who in turn provide feedback that helps site developers improve ease of use, performance, and site navigation. "We are pleased to work with BetaSphere to further enhance the usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. and quality of our technology," said Rick Noll, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Activeworlds.com. "By making the user experience more enticing, visually compelling, and fun, Activeworlds is opening the doors to a whole new realm of 3D technology. Activeworlds is changing the way we interact, communicate, and do business on the Internet." BetaSphere, which has a Strategic Partnership Program in the areas of technology, co-marketing, and consulting, selected Activeworlds as a partner because they offer a complementary solution with a proven business model. Additional BetaSphere partners include: Zelerate, iLux(R), Atesto Technologies, Geneer, and Simply Technology. "We are excited to be working with Activeworlds and their customers in developing next generation Internet See Internet2. technologies which provide a superior customer experience," said Michael Shoppel, president, CEO, and co-founder of BetaSphere. "And our evaluators are well positioned to help Activeworlds' customers create products and services that win rapid market adoption and acceptance." About Activeworlds.com, Inc. Activeworlds.com, Inc. is an information technology company dedicated to providing ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). delivery systems for the 3D Internet. Its communications enhancement technology uses techniques initially developed for virtual reality environments for the Internet, whether it be the website author or application provider. Activeworlds.com, Inc. currently has a worldwide user base of over 1,000,000 users on the Universe server it operates, which receives over 1 million impressions per day. Companies such as Boeing, Siemens, Juno, Cornell, and many more are currently using Active Worlds(TM) technology. About BetaSphere BetaSphere is the leading provider of Web-based customer feedback solutions for marketers and developers. BetaSphere's Web-based Feedback Management Server(TM) (FMS FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System (factory automation). ) platform integrates customer feedback into the development process, enabling companies to increase market acceptance and lower technical risk when introducing new or enhanced products and services. Customers include Federal Express, Cisco, Lucent, HP, Motorola, Palm, Excite@Home, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , and Xerox. BetaSphere is headquartered in Palo Alto. For more information, call 650/930-0200 ext. 850 or visit the company's Web site at www.betasphere.com. |
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